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Who promised Bernard Fassier to return five territories
28-05-2008 13:40:58 - KarabakhOpen
Bakililar.az reports that the French co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group
Bernard Fassier said currently they are negotiating the return of the
Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia. After the return of five
occupied territories Karabakh will be ready to negotiate the status
with Azerbaijan, he reportedly said.
This is what the Azerbaijani newspapers wrote. Bernard Fassier has not
denied the reports on his statements. It is also difficult to find
refutations in the Armenian press. Either the Armenian politicians are
busy with new appointments and redistribution of property or everyone
is used to the statements of the co-chairs, but the Armenian political
elite overlooked the statement by Fassier.
It is notable that the Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandyan did
not respond to this statement (everyone is already used to the silence
of the Karabakh ministry of foreign affairs). The silence of the
Armenian foreign ministry may mean that either Fassier's statement
means nothing or the Armenian minister agrees to the return of five
territories and he himself told Fassier about it.
For some time now the return of territories has been the main issue of
the talks for the Karabakh settlement. The settlement is related to the
return of territories not only in Azerbaijan but outside its borders.
Moreover, the Armenian media speak about the return of territories as a
`necessary compromise', without going deeper into the matter and
handing the trump card to our opponents.
And the former Russian co-chair of the Minsk Group Kazimirov went even
further stating during the recent international conference in
Stepanakert that Armenia and Karabakh should sign an agreement with
Azerbaijan not to resume military actions, and in return for the
commitment of Baku not to wage a war the Armenian sides must return all
the seven territories around the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous
Region.
So why does Karabakh need these territories? Maybe in order to rid of
them as soon as possible to have nothing to seize on. Apparently, the
strategists thanks to whom the present border between the Armenian
states and Azerbaijan has occurred were bad soldiers and were bad at
security issues. Or the current Armenian politicians are bad at maps
and have never been at the border of NKR.
28-05-2008 13:40:58 - KarabakhOpen
Bakililar.az reports that the French co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group
Bernard Fassier said currently they are negotiating the return of the
Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia. After the return of five
occupied territories Karabakh will be ready to negotiate the status
with Azerbaijan, he reportedly said.
This is what the Azerbaijani newspapers wrote. Bernard Fassier has not
denied the reports on his statements. It is also difficult to find
refutations in the Armenian press. Either the Armenian politicians are
busy with new appointments and redistribution of property or everyone
is used to the statements of the co-chairs, but the Armenian political
elite overlooked the statement by Fassier.
It is notable that the Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandyan did
not respond to this statement (everyone is already used to the silence
of the Karabakh ministry of foreign affairs). The silence of the
Armenian foreign ministry may mean that either Fassier's statement
means nothing or the Armenian minister agrees to the return of five
territories and he himself told Fassier about it.
For some time now the return of territories has been the main issue of
the talks for the Karabakh settlement. The settlement is related to the
return of territories not only in Azerbaijan but outside its borders.
Moreover, the Armenian media speak about the return of territories as a
`necessary compromise', without going deeper into the matter and
handing the trump card to our opponents.
And the former Russian co-chair of the Minsk Group Kazimirov went even
further stating during the recent international conference in
Stepanakert that Armenia and Karabakh should sign an agreement with
Azerbaijan not to resume military actions, and in return for the
commitment of Baku not to wage a war the Armenian sides must return all
the seven territories around the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous
Region.
So why does Karabakh need these territories? Maybe in order to rid of
them as soon as possible to have nothing to seize on. Apparently, the
strategists thanks to whom the present border between the Armenian
states and Azerbaijan has occurred were bad soldiers and were bad at
security issues. Or the current Armenian politicians are bad at maps
and have never been at the border of NKR.